Whenever a group of friends and I are trying to figure out what our weekend plans are, I think of Jillians (not so helpful now that I live 8 hours away). Jillians is a great place for many purposes... More

Whenever a group of friends and I are trying to figure out what our weekend plans are, I think of Jillians (not so helpful now that I live 8 hours away). Jillians is a great place for many purposes - pool, arcade games, sporting event viewing, happy hour, etc. They've got a large number of pool tables, a few dart boards, and a huge gameroom with all the fun games (including the racing games where you can race 4 of your friends at once!). There are plenty of tv's for watching games. The drink prices are a little higher than what you would find on campus, but the atmosphere is much nicer. Sometimes parking is tough because the lot fills up, but there are plenty of spots available on nearby streets.
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This place has tons of pool tables, but it also acts as the main sports bar because it has so many televisions and Champaign doesn't have many sports bars to compete. The place is huge - it's in a... More

This place has tons of pool tables, but it also acts as the main sports bar because it has so many televisions and Champaign doesn't have many sports bars to compete. The place is huge - it's in a really old building that I think used to be a factory. It also has a private room that can be rented out (but not cheap) for private events. The menu features appetizers, burgers, and individual pizzas. Cheap beer and very crowded during Illini games.
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